diff --git a/debian/arch/powerpc/config.powerpc64 b/debian/arch/powerpc/config.powerpc64
index 927183f49..c46caa024 100644
--- a/debian/arch/powerpc/config.powerpc64
+++ b/debian/arch/powerpc/config.powerpc64
@@ -111,5 +111,5 @@ CONFIG_SPIDER_NET=m
 # CONFIG_LPARCFG is not set
 CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_MIGRATION=y
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=hvc0 console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty0"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=hvsi0 console=hvc0 console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty0"
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b8151c53d..df06da164 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 linux-2.6 (2.6.17+2.6.18-rc3-0experimental.1) unstable; urgency=low
 
-  * 
+  [ Bastian Blank ]
+  * Initial fork.
 
- -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:41:23 +0200
+  [ Sven Luther ]
+  * [powerpc] Added console=hvsi0 too to CMDLINE to the powerpc64 flavour,
+    for non-virtualized IBM power machines serial console.
+
+ -- Sven Luther <luther@debian.org>  Wed,  9 Aug 2006 20:35:39 +0200
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.17-5) unstable; urgency=low